[The population of Russia: recent trends and changes]

This publication contains four separate studies on the demographic impact of recent political changes in the former Soviet Union with particular reference to Russia. The first by Petrow describes the political disintegration of the USSR in 1992. The second by Gleser describes recent demographic events associated with such changes including declines in population in certain areas and their causes. The third by Poljan looks at recent migration trends including refugee movements. The fourth paper by Sajontschkowskaja examines emigration from the former Soviet Union. The four scholars are associated with the laboratory for Population Geography and Settlement Problems at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute for Geography. (SUMMARY IN ENG)